Putting together a lap here can be tricky. Sector 1 begins with the long main straight, three corners and another straight before heading into the turn-heavy Sector two.
Speaking in 2024, Esteban Ocon said:
💬 “If you are confident on braking here, it’s usually a good weekend for you. Turn 1 down, Turn 4 as well, there’s a lot of time to gain. And it’s very tricky, actually.
“(The key is) nailing all the braking points and then not overheating your tires too much on those braking points leaves you to good grip in the slow speed corners and good exits.”
Also speaking in 2024, Nico Hülkenberg added that it’s a technical track where the drivers “always feel like you have to under-drive a bit. If you want to push too much, you very quickly pay a price.”
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez poses a challenge that pushes the drivers as close to the limit as possible.